I've just - well, half an hour ago - had an email notification that David Thompson has replied to this thread. But his reply has not materialised, which makes me think it has been binned by someone frightfully important.
Just in case it's merely a cockup, here's what he offered - a succinct summing of the situation so far from the Dutch Aviation Society
Scramble online mag.
https://www.scramble.nl/military-new...fleet-for-sale
Can't see why we shouldn't see this - anyone?
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